John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici Friede,
[1937]....

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First Edition, First Issue

John Steinbeck.Of Mice and Men. New
York: Covici Friede, [1937].

First edition, first issue. Octavo. 186 pages. The first issue
printing consisted of only 2,500 copies.

Publisher's tan cloth with orange and black stamping. Correct first
issue points with a bullet between the "8"s on page 88 and
"pendula" on page 9, line 21. Minor darkening along the top edge.
Dust jacket has light edge wear and soiling with chipping to spine
ends and corners. Spine is faded and darkened. A very good copy,
housed in a custom slipcase.

Steinbeck's great novel, greeted with critical acclaim on its
publication, has become a literary classic and a fixture on school
reading lists. It also has the distinction, according to the
American Library Association, of being one of the most frequently
banned books of the 20th and 21st centuries. Banned for a wide
range of reasons, including the characters' use of profanity to the
perceived promotion of euthanasia, Of Mice and Men remains
an American classic that continues to fan the flames of controversy
more than seventy years after its initial publication.

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